New NBC anchor sensitive to race, tech, Western issues; PBS suspends Gates series over Ben Affleck deletion; NABJ president rebukes Don Lemon over N-Word stunt; Charleston paper puts legislators on the record on flag" . . . Confederacy was treason in defense of a deeper crime"; twice as many killed by non-Muslim extremists as Muslims; Washington Post, Univision to partner for '16 coverage; Alessandra Stanley to leave N.Y. Times TV beat; discussion of capitalizing race names is a century old (6/24/15)

Pacific Northwest outlets made public record requests; Whitlock ousted as editor before his site debuts; at issue: News diversity issues in age of Obama; 61% of mixed-race people don't say "multiracial"; Mirror Awards reflect an industry out of step on diversity; Boodhoo out as Chicago Public Media cancels show; Lyons laid Off from SunSentinel editorial page; APME awards emphasize community engagement; in death, Tamir Rice could be Man of the Year (6/12/15)